Generating Kubernetes configuration files with JHipster

Knowing the components of Kubernetes and how they work is beyond the scope of this book. However, we will look at how JHipster simplifies microservices deployment with Kubernetes. Let's go ahead and generate the Kubernetes configuration files.

To deploy applications with Kubernetes, you need the Kubernetes kubectl client. To install kubectl, please follow the instructions on the Kubernetes website: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/.

The Kubernetes sub-generator needs kubectl (v1.2 or later) to be installed on your computer. kubectl is the command-line interface for Kubernetes.

We can also install kubectl along with the Cloud SDK from Google Cloud. Set up the gcloud CLI, as follows:

1. Download the binary (based on your operating system) from https://cloud.google.com/sdk/install.
2. Install the application...